Paul W. Ferris, Jr.

1998-

Professor of Old Testament

Ferris previously served as president of Prairie Graduate School in Calgary and Prairie Bible College in Three Hills, Alberta. He was professor of Hebrew Bible and pastoral theology at Columbia Biblical Seminary (S.C.); instructor at Moody Bible Institute; and visiting professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Ill.) and Jerusalem University College (Israel). He brings to the classroom significant ministry experience in the pastorate, church-planting, hospital chaplaincy, and a variety of cross-cultural experience. He has authored The Genre of Communal Lament in the Bible and the Ancient Near East as well as many articles in reference works, journals, and periodicals.

Education

B.A., Pillsbury College;
M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School;
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School;
Ph.D., Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning

Contact Information

Office Phone: 651.638.6175
Office Address: SEM A201
PO Box: 7010
Email: pferris@bethel.edu